Welcome to my online home!

Hey there! This is Hemant R Joshi. The world around us is changing so rapidly with the internet, which is barely 30 years old. I write stories about how our lives are fundamentally changing with technology.

I’ve written 2 books, 20+ essays, 50+ short stories and countless first drafts.

The book was my first ever attempt at writing fiction for publishing, so getting it published felt like a dream. The book explores the question – ‘What if the entire world was a database and it got hacked?’

The book won the ‘Views and Vistas’ competition by Vishwakarma Publications, Pune in 2015.

Short stories

I write short stories to explore how the world is changing because of technology. I believe that every person has a unique story, and by placing people in unusual circumstances, we are exposed to the best ones. Read more about why I write short stories here.

I started writing a weekly short story series in January 2020. Called “Easy But Hard,” this collection will take you back to the stories of people and moments you missed out. If you want to add a bit of fiction to your busy inbox, check it out here.

Essays

I also write essays exploring how technology is changing India at a macro and a micro-level. Every week, I dive deep into one product and write about how many more opportunities have been created. Subscribe to my newsletter to get my essays.